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Flash Flood Watch 12, NWS Kansas City, MO

August 16, 201935 counties in Missouri; 6 counties in Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this flash flood watch at Aug 16, 2019, 12:53 PM CDT for 35 counties in Missouri; 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Aug 16, 2019, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 16, 2019, 12:53 PM CDT (17:53 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 16, 2019, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired
Aug 17, 2019, 11:36 AM CDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Flood severity
None
All 41 counties

Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Adair County, MO, Andrew County, MO, Atchison County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Cass County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Holt County, MO, Howard County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Linn County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Macon County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Ray County, MO, Saline County, MO, Schuyler County, MO, Sullivan County, MO, Worth County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Aug 16, 12:38 PM CDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 12:38 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 5:05 AM CDT, 7 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
505 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2019

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-171015-
Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS-
Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-Putnam-Schuyler-
Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-Buchanan-Clinton-
Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay-Ray-Carroll-Chariton-
Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-
Cooper-Bates-Henry-
505 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and
west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

 Severe storms are expected tonight through the overnight hours for
 nearly the entire outlook area. All modes of severe weather are
 possible, including large hail, damaging winds, flash flooding, and
 the possibility of an isolated tornado.

 More detailed information can be accessed at...
 https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

 Strong to severe storms are also possible Saturday morning with
 damaging winds the main threat. If skies can clear out Saturday
 afternoon, a second round of severe weather will be possible late
 Saturday afternoon/evening with all modes of severe weather
 possible.

 Strong to isolated severe storms will be possible Sunday.

 More detailed information can be accessed at...
 https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 16, 7:28 AM CDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 7:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXDeKalb38 min
Aug 15, 8:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAndrew46 min
Aug 15, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte51 min
Aug 15, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan, Clinton, DeKalb45 min
Aug 15, 8:37 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Ray24 days
Aug 15, 8:38 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXBuchanan, Platte3 days
Aug 15, 9:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXPlatte38 min
Aug 15, 9:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXCaldwell, Clay, Clinton28 min
Aug 15, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBuchanan34 min
Aug 15, 9:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXClay, Jackson39 min
Aug 15, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Ray47 min
Aug 15, 10:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBuchanan43 min
Aug 15, 10:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXJackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Ray34 min
Aug 15, 10:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXNodaway40 min
Aug 15, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXJohnson, Lafayette, Pettis49 min
Aug 15, 11:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBuchanan, Clay, Clinton45 min
Aug 15, 11:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXJohnson, Pettis40 min
Aug 16, 12:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Clinton, Platte45 min
Aug 16, 12:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPettis17 min
Aug 16, 12:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXClay, Jackson, Lafayette, Ray37 min
Aug 16, 12:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBates40 min
Aug 16, 12:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXJackson48 min
Aug 16, 1:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBates35 min
Aug 16, 1:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXBates46 min
Aug 16, 3:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXPlatte44 min
Aug 16, 5:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXClay27 min
Aug 16, 6:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLafayette29 min
Aug 16, 9:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXChariton, Howard, Saline7 days
Aug 16, 9:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCooper, Howard7 days
Aug 15, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAtchison, Doniphan44 min
Aug 15, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXDoniphan45 min
Aug 15, 9:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXDoniphan6 hr
Aug 15, 11:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXLinn, Miami48 min
Aug 15, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXLinn, Miami46 min
Aug 16, 3:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXLinn, Miami42 min
Aug 16, 3:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningEAXLinn3 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.